Fig 1.
South Florida study system displaying Everglades hydrological basins (regions) and Systematic Reconnaissance Flight (SRF) survey extent.
The regions of coverage include Water Conservation Areas (WCA) 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, Big Cypress National Park (BCNP), and Everglades National Park (ENP). South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) canals are displayed for reference.
Table 1.
Ranking of candidate models describing variables influencing daily mean depth use of Great Egrets, White Ibises, and Wood Storks in the Florida Everglades (Proc Mixed).
Table 2.
Ranking of candidate models describing variables influencing daily mean 2-week recession rate use of Great Egrets, White Ibises, and Wood Storks in the Florida Everglades (Proc Mixed).
Table 3.
Ranking of candidate models describing variables influencing daily mean days since drydown (DSD) use of Great Egrets, White Ibises, and Wood Storks in the Florida Everglades (Proc Mixed).
Table 4.
Ranking of candidate models describing variables influencing daily mean flock abundance of Great Egrets, White Ibises, and Wood Storks in the Florida Everglades (Proc Mixed).
Table 5.
Ranking of candidate models describing variables influencing daily individual abundance of Great Egrets, White Ibises, and Wood Storks in the Florida Everglades (Proc Mixed).
Fig 2.
Daily mean landscape flocks and individuals (fourth-root transformed) predicted by the model-averaged terms for the Great Egret.
Predicted presence and abundance are highest with an average landscape depth (within available depths) of 15–22 cm and when Great Egrets are using an average DSD of ~500 days.
Fig 3.
Daily mean landscape flocks and individuals (fourth-root transformed) predicted by the model-averaged terms for the White Ibis.
Predicted presence and abundance are highest with an average landscape depth (within available depths) of 10–17 cm and when White Ibis are using an average DSD of ~450 days.
Fig 4.
Daily mean landscape flocks and individuals (fourth-root transformed) predicted by the model-averaged terms for the Wood Stork.
Predicted presence and abundance are highest with an average landscape depth (within available depths) less than 15 cm and when Wood Storks are using an average recession rate of ~0.5 cm/day.
Table 6.
Ranking of candidate models describing variables influencing frequency of cell use (i.e., spatial occurrence) over the study period for the Great Egret, White Ibis, and Wood Stork (Proc Glimmix).
Fig 5.
Map displaying XY parameter estimates accounting for residual spatial correlation of Great Egret frequency of use.
Locations in red are frequented more often across time after accounting for hydrological predictors. South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) canals are displayed for reference.